JVC Video Camera - GR-C1 Start Price GBP 29.99 Current Price GBP 41.00 Time Left - Bid Count 2 Buy It Now Price GBP 99.99 Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, November 16, 2008 End Time Sunday, November 23, 2008 Location St. Albans See more about 'JVC Video Camera - GR-C1' Description You may remember this from the film Back to the Future! It was used by Marty McFly to record Doc Brown and his DeLorean in the Twin Pines mall. These are pretty rare these days, having been originally made in 1984. The GR-C1 offers that most powerful feature of video: instant playback. The viewfinder is electronic, a tiny black-and-white television screen (a real TV tube too -- miniature LCD screens were a long way in the future), and is used not only for seeing what you were shooting, but also for watching your recordings. To this end, the GR-C1 is a fully-functional VHS-C deck, with playback, freeze-frame, forward and reverse shuttle search controls. There is also a digital counter with memory stop. One other neat feature is so-called "rehearsal" mode -- the camera behaves exactly as if it's recording, except that it doesn't actually move the tape. The camera controls are also pretty comprehensive: indoor/outdoor filter, auto & manual white balance, exposure ("iris") control and a separate, electronic "sensitivity" switch for low light shooting. Well, low light by 1984 standards -- the GR-C1 was still a tube-based camera, and the incredible sensitivity of today's CCD camcorders, which can seemingly shoot clear pictures in the light from a glow-worm's fart, was still a distant dream. The zoom lens includes a macro setting, for extreme close-ups, but focus is manual. Included: Video Camera Charger for Batteries Batteries (x2) VHS-C Tape RF-Adaptor Viewfinder Microphone Manual Powered by eBay Turbo ListerOn 17-Nov-08 at 18:40:47 GMT, seller added the following information:Please note: the batteries are almost useless. Just tried charging them and they don't appear to work. Place a Bid!